VALATIE — A 22-year-old Columbia County man has been arrested on two counts of felony arson for allegedly setting fire to a pair of vehicles in the village of Valatie.

John Southard Jr., whose address was not provided by State Police, was sent to the Columbia County jail without bail following his arraignment Monday in Greenport Town Court.

State troopers and Valatie firefighters responded to a 911 call about 3 a.m. Monday and discovered a parked car had been set on fire near the intersection of Merwin Lane and Williams Street, according to State Police and the Valatie Fire Department. It's unclear whether Southard was at the scene or why police have linked him to the fire.

Police said they discovered a second parked car in a nearby municipal lot on Main Street also had been intentionally set on fire.